Forrest's Rock Squirrel

About this species

Habitat

Cliffs covered in shrubby vegetation, around 3,000m

Range

Sichuan and Yunnan, China

Forrest's rock squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, endemic to Sichuan and Yunnan in China according to the cached account, where it inhabits cliffs covered in shrubby vegetation at around 3,000 m. Checklists place it only tentatively in Vietnam and neighbouring countries (Wikipedia, general species account).

Relatively little is known about it, and its behaviour is assumed to resemble that of its more widespread relative, Pere David's rock squirrel. It largely resembles that species in appearance, but is more ochraceous in colour and has a faint whitish line on the side.

Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)